Lucas Timberlake
Full Stack Fintech Investor & Advisor | VC, PE, Private Credit |
New York City Metropolitan Area
Invests in
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Min Investment:
$250,000.00Max Investment:
$2,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,000,000.00
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Investments
Work Experience
2016
Co-Founder & General Partner
2016
Fintech Ventures Fund ("FVF") is a hyperfocused investment firm supporting founders building businesses with banking/capital markets, lending, and insurance use cases, by structuring customized early-stage debt and equity financing solutions. Follow-on strategic investors in FVF's portfolio companies include Amazon, Apollo, Blackstone, Credit Suisse, Google, Jefferies, and KKR. Our 20 portfolio companies have also raised venture capital/growth equity from Drive Capital, Edison Partners, Goodwater Capital, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Montage Ventures, Slow Ventures, and SoftBank. Acquirers of FVF portfolio companies include Neuberger Berman, Visa, and Vouch Insurance. Select Portfolio: - battleface/Robin Assist - GROUNDFLOOR - Instantor (Acquired by Tink/Visa) - IOU Financial (Acquired by Neuberger Berman) - Kredit - Marble (Acquired by the Zebra) - Momnt - Pull Logic - Quera Computing - Startsure (acquired by Vouch Insurance) - Vero Technologies - Vint
Guest Lecturer - Entrepreneurial Law
2022
2024
Strategic Advisor - US GTM Lead
2024
- AI/Financial Services-focused software development firm
2016
Lead Investor (acquired by Neuberger Berman)
2016
Board Member
2019 - 2024
- Publicly traded on TSX prior to acquisition by Neuberger Berman - Member of HR/Compensation Committee
2020
Seed Round Co-Lead Investor
2020
Board Member
2020 - 2024
2015
Series A Lead Investor
2015
- Also extended asset-backed credit facility
Board Member
2019 - 2024
2020
Seed Round Lead Investor
2020
- Also structured company's first asset-backed credit facility
Board Member
2020 - 2023
2021
Seed Investor
2021
2021 - 2025
Pre-Seed Lead Investor (Acquired by Vouch Insurance)
2021 - 2025
2016 - 2021
Board Member
2016 - 2021